Actor Karl Urban (1972)

In 2022, Chris Williams directed The Sea Beast, an animated adventure film. Alongside co-writer Nell Benjamin and producer Jed Schlanger, he tells the story of sea beasts who have terrorized humankind for centuries. To combat them, brave crews embark on hunting expeditions aboard their ships. The most renowned crew is that of the Inevitable, led by the legendary Captain Crow, his first mate Sarah Sharpe, and his adopted son and boatswain Jacob Holland. These hunters are backed by The Crown’s King and Queen through the ...

The Boys (2019–2024) is an American satirical superhero television series developed by Eric Kripke for Amazon Prime Video. Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book of the same name, it follows a team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered individuals who abuse their abilities. The show premiered its first season of eight episodes on July 26, 2019, followed by a second season on September 4, 2020, and a third season on June 3, 2022. In addition to its renewal for a fourth season in ...

DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock (2019) is an action-packed animated short featuring the iconic war hero, directed by Bruce Timm and written by Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, and Tim Sheridan. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, it was originally released alongside Batman: Hush. After waking from a coma following a devastating battle, Sgt. Rock is given a mission by Lt. Matthew Shrieve to capture a female German Nazi scientist, with the assistance of a ...

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is an American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 17th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013). The story takes place two years after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and finds Thor facing new challenges as he searches for the powerful Infinity Stones. After being dumped by his love interest Jane (albeit mutually), Thor is captured and brought before Surtur, a fearsome fire demon who believes his destiny is to bring ...

The American science fiction action film, Star Trek Beyond (2016), directed by Justin Lin and written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, is based on the popular television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The Federation starship USS Enterprise has arrived at starbase Yorktown for a resupply and shore leave for its crew. In the midst of their five-year exploration, Captain James T. Kirk has applied for a promotion to vice admiral and has recommended Spock as his replacement. ...

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) is a sci-fi action film directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Damon Lindelof. As the twelfth installment in the Star Trek franchise, it serves as a sequel to the 2009 film and the second entry in a rebooted series. In the year 2259, Captain James T. Kirk’s command of the USS Enterprise is revoked after he ignores protocol by exposing the ship to primitive beings on Nibiru to save them from a ...

Dredd (2012) is a sci-fi action flick helmed by director Pete Travis and written/produced by Alex Garland. Set in future America, the country has become an irradiated wasteland. The East Coast, stretching from Boston to Washington DC, is home to Mega City One – a sprawling and violent metropolis controlled by criminals. The only law and order comes from the ‘Judges’, urban cops with the authority of judge, jury, and executioner. Dredd, known and feared throughout the city, serves as the top Judge and faces his biggest challenge yet – eradicating a ...

The American action comedy film, Red (2010), draws inspiration from the limited series of the same name in DC Comics. Frank Moses, a retired CIA black ops agent living in the suburbs, seizes every opportunity to chat with Sarah Ross, a pension call center employee. When an assassination squad targets Frank at his home, he takes them out and rushes to Sarah’s house for her safety. Despite his efforts to convince her to leave with him, Sarah stubbornly refuses and so Frank resorts to taking her hostage. In the meantime, CIA agent William Cooper receives orders from Cynthia Wilkes to eliminate Frank. Seeking assistance from his former mentor Joe, Frank discovers ...

The American science fiction action film, Star Trek (2009), was directed by J. J. Abrams and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Serving as the 11th installment in the Star Trek franchise, it marks a reboot featuring a new cast portraying the main characters from the original television series. In the year 2233, while investigating a mysterious ‘lightning storm’ in space, the Federation starship USS Kelvin is unexpectedly attacked by a Romulan ship called Narada. The commanding officer of Narada, ...

Doom (2005), a science fiction film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, is loosely based on the video game series of the same name by id Software. In 2026, a wormhole portal known as the Ark is discovered deep below the Nevada desert, leading to an ancient city on Mars. Two decades later, the 85 personnel at Union Aerospace Corporation’s (UAC) research facility on Mars are ambushed by an unknown attacker. In response to a distress call from Dr. Carmack, a team of eight marines is dispatched to the facility. The group includes squad leader Sgt. Asher ‘Sarge’ Mahonin as well as ‘Duke’, ...

The Bourne Supremacy (2004) is an action-thriller film featuring Robert Ludlum’s popular character, Jason Bourne. While the title is derived from the second novel in the series (1986), the film’s plot is completely unique. We find Bourne and his partner Marie Kreutz living peacefully in Goa, India where he continues to struggle with memory loss. To piece together his past as a CIA assassin, Bourne records flashbacks in a notebook. Across the globe in Berlin, CIA agent Pamela Landy authorizes $3 million to be paid to a Russian source for important documents known as the Neski files, detailing the theft of $20 ...

The epic high fantasy adventure film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), was directed by Peter Jackson and written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s third volume of the novel series, The Return of the King (1955), it follows the journey of Sméagol, a hobbit who becomes consumed by the power of the One Ring after murdering his cousin Déagol to obtain it. As ...

The film, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), directed by Peter Jackson and written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson himself, is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s second volume of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, titled The Two Towers. In one of his dreams, Frodo Baggins envisions Gandalf battling a Balrog in Moria, before ...